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Glenville Truss Bridge

Gilmer County, West Virginia
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Overview
Whipple through truss bridge over Little Kanawha River on Conrad Court
Location
Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1885; bypassed by new bridge in 1963
Builders
- Stewart, Shirreffs & Co. (Contractor)
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio (Fabricator)
Design
Main span: Wrought iron, pin-connected Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 265.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1998
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.93267, -80.83856   (decimal degrees)
38°55'58" N, 80°50'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/513992/4309316 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Glenville
Inventory numbers
NRHP 98001477 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 45250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Built 1885 (115)
Built during 1880s (1,043)
Closed (2,071)
Gilmer County, West Virginia (18)
Glenville, West Virginia (1)
Have street view (9,883)
NR-listed (2,353)
 Stewart, Shirreffs & Co. (1)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,367)
Truss (23,562)
West Virginia (982)
Whipple truss (154)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (195)

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2010: New Street View added by Joshua Collins
  • May 15, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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